Illinois’ western neighbor sounding alarms on CWD deer
Tom Giese
December 15, 2022
Iowa still trails Wisconsin in CWD numbers, impact.
National News
Hunted species absent from report on bird declines
Marcus Schneck
December 15, 2022
You won’t find the wild turkey, Canada geese, mallards or any of the hunted bird species on the “tipping point”
Light goose report: Fewer Illinois hunters, larger harvests
Ralph Loos
December 15, 2022
Springfield — More than two decades after the Light Goose Conservation Order was launched to thin flocks of snow, blue and Ross’ geese, it’s still difficult to say if Illinois hunters embrace the opportunity to
‘Bird flu’ hits waterfowl at Illinois sites
Ralph Loos
December 15, 2022
“DNR will continue to monitor for ongoing outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, during the fall bird migration.
Woman campaigning against bobcat season draws a permit
Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
December 14, 2022
Woman applies for permit with no intentions of using it.
Ohio’s deer firearms season sees solid results
Jeff Frischkorn
December 14, 2022
The preliminary 2022 firearms deer-hunting season total of 71,932 animals exceeded the three-year average by 5% in Ohio.
Federal data: Kansas oil spill biggest in Keystone history
Associated Press
December 14, 2022
A ruptured pipe dumped enough oil in early December into a northeastern Kansas creek to nearly fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
Collaborative efforts bring ray of hope to CWD battle
Russ Mason
December 14, 2022
The disease has been detected in 30 states, four Canadian provinces, three European countries, and South Korea.
Subsurface drones help study, track Great Lakes fish
Mike Schoonveld
December 14, 2022
While there are no operational military submarines in the Great Lakes, the LRUAV (long-range underwater autonomous underwater vehicle) looks similar to the torpedoes we’ve seen in the movies that spurt out of an attack sub
